Of clocks and time
Auteur :
Huwel, Lutz
Éditeur :
Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN :
9781643270395
Date de publication :
30 mai 2018
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Takes readers on a five-stop journey through the physics and technology (and occasional bits of applications and history) of timekeeping. On the way, conceptual vistas and qualitative images abound, but since mathematics is spoken everywhere, the book visits equations, quantitative relations, and rigorous definitions are offered as well.